{"id":117470,"date":"2025-05-22T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T16:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=117470"},"modified":"2025-05-25T01:16:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T05:16:31","slug":"improvement-project-to-exterior-of-citizens-square-to-begin-20250602","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/05\/22\/improvement-project-to-exterior-of-citizens-square-to-begin-20250602\/","title":{"rendered":"Improvement project to exterior of Citizens Square to begin &#8211; 6\/2\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_117471\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117471\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tCSQ5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"622\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tCSQ5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tCSQ5-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tCSQ5-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tCSQ5-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tCSQ5-696x433.jpg 696w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tCSQ5-675x420.jpg 675w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tCSQ5-356x220.jpg 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-117471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rendering of northwest corner of Citizens Square. Image courtesy of the City of Fort Wayne.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Beginning Monday, June 2, an improvement project to a portion of the exterior of Citizens Square will result in some changes for guests.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>City of Fort Wayne news release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Improvement project to exterior of Citizens Square to begin June 2<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Guests may notice a few changes that could impact their visit<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (May 22, 2025) \u2013 Beginning Monday, June 2, an improvement project to a portion of the exterior of Citizens Square will result in some changes for guests.<\/p>\n<p>The payment kiosk for customers of City Utilities will be relocated temporarily to the Wayne Street entrance vestibule instead of the current location on the Berry Street side of the building off Clinton Street.  Limited parking will be made available for City Utilities customers using the kiosk. Another payment kiosk is available inside of Citizens Square on the first floor during regular business hours.<\/p>\n<p>Citizens Square access and parking will be affected as well. The Clinton Street entrance will be closed for the duration of the project. Alternate entrances to the parking lot are from Barr Street to the east and Berry Street to the north. About 30 parking spots on the west end of the parking lot will be fenced off for construction equipment and material access.<\/p>\n<p>The area being repaired, the concrete patio, stairs, and ramp at the northwest corner of the building, was the original entrance to the Lincoln Museum installed in the early 1990s. The concrete walking surfaces and brick masonry retaining wall sections were crumbling creating unsafe conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The redesign of the patio area will address these issues and create some additional parking spots, add railings to existing elevated surfaces, improve the nighttime lighting for increased security, and reduce the overall area of stairs requiring ice melt and snow removal in the winter.<\/p>\n<p>The project was competitively bid and awarded to the lowest bidder, Schenkel Construction, Inc., at $449,400.<\/p>\n<p>The City Utilities payment kiosk will be returned to its current location at the end of the project.<\/p>\n<p>Completion of the project is anticipated to be in mid-September.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_2_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_3_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_4_placeholder\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4d01da61fad11a7951816973f6a8a078' data-image-id=\"199\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"199\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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